Tabari

Tafseer of The Ascending Stairways · Al-Ma'aarij · 70:21

وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

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Tabari (1 passage)

  1. Full Dutch translation of Tabari's text

    He says: and when his wealth increases and he attains prosperity, then he holds fast to what is in his hand and is miserly with it; he does not spend it in obedience to Allah, nor does he pay from it the right of Allah.

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    يقول: وإذا كثر ماله، ونال الغنى فهو منوع لما في يده، بخيل به، لا ينفقه في طاعة الله، ولا يؤدّي حق الله منه.